HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-09-07 Item 7A, Review of Proposed Sale Process for Former City Hall-Public Works Facility
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Request for Council Action
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Dept.: Community Development
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Agenda Item:
Review and discussion of proposed process for sale of former City Hall/Public
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Staffreconnnends council review and discuss the proposed process for the sale offormer City Hall/Public Works I
Facility and direct staff to implement or revise. .
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EN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
July 5, 2007
Agenda Item 7 A
TO:
Mayor and City Council
Karen Barton, Community Development Directo~
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Proposed Process for Sale of former City HalllPublic Works Facility
Back!!round
In late Fall 2005, Council directed staff to obtain an updated appraisal ofthe former Arden Hills
City HalllPublic Works facility located at 1450 West Highway 96. Staff conducted a Request for
Quotes process for the appraisal and, with Council approval, selected BRKW Appraisals, Inc. to
conduct the appraisal.
BRKW submitted the completed appraisal on February 7,2006 indicating a market value of
$2,375,000 for the highest and best use according to the current zoning of Neighborhood
Business.
In April 2006, Royal Oaks Realty submitted an offer to purchase the former Arden Hills City
HalllPublic Works facility for $1;872,960. Upon further negotiations with the City, Royal Oaks
amended the offer on June 6, 2006 to $1,997,824 plus a $40,000 park dedication fee for a total of
$2,037,824.
At the June 26, 2006 Council meeting, the City Council moved to approve the purchase
agreement with Royal Oaks Realty in an amount of $2,037,824.
On July 8, 2006 Royal Oaks submitted a Master and Final Plan PUD and Preliminary Plat for the
redevelopment of the former City HalllPublic Works facility. The Planning Commission
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reviewed the proposal at their August 2, 2006 meeting and recommended the PUD for approval
on a vote of6 to 1.
During August and September, a number of residents in the surrounding area voiced concerns to
the Council over the proposed development. Council unanimously approved the PUD at the
September 25, 2006 Council meeting, adding several amendments to the conditions to address
resident concerns.
On November 20, 2006, Royal Oaks submitted a letter to the Mayor and City Council stating that
they no longer wished to pursue the purchase of the old city hall site due to the following
reasons:
. PUD Restrictions
. Limited Signage
. Subleasing Restrictions; and
. Multiple tenant restrictions.
Discussion
At the February 20,2007 Council Work Session, staff requested direction on process and
procedures for the sale of city-owned property. At that meeting, Council directed staff to develop
an RFP (Request for Proposals) process for the future disposition of city-owned property that
would include significant public participation and input into the creation of the development and
design standards.
Attached is a proposed Gantt Chart (Attachment A) detailing the steps in the process and timeline
for the development of a formal RFP that would include development and design standards for
the sale of the former City HalllPublic Works facility.
The process as outlined provides for a significant amount of public, commission, and Council
input. By incorporating this level of input, the process does become quite lengthy. However, it
also helps to ensure the concerns and comments of the residents are incorporated into the final
development.
Due to the demands of the current TCAAP Master Planning process on the Council's, Planning
Commission's, public's and staff's time, in developing the proposed timeline staff is suggesting to
start the process in August as the TCAAP Master Planning process is anticipated to be winding-
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down as we move into the Fall. Staff has also attempted to run activities concurrently whenever
possible to assist in keeping the process moving forward as quickly as possible.
One option to further tighten-up the timeline would be to reduce and/or eliminate the public
meetings outside of the regular Council and/or Planning Commission meetings and instead,
incorporate the public input into public hearings during the regularly-scheduled Council and
Planning Commission meetings.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends Council review and discuss the proposed process and timeline for the
development of the RFP and sale of the former city hall/public works facility and direct staff to
implement or revise the process.
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Activit
Master Ptan/Design Guidelines Development
Organize the Effort
tdentify GoalsMsioning
Draft Master Plan/Design Guidelines
Final Master Ptan/Design Guidelines
Public tnvolvement - Visioning
Public Meeting
EDC Meeting
Council/Planning Commission
Public Involvement - Review of Draft Plan
EDC Meeting
Council/Planning Commission
Public Open House
Public Involvement - Final Plan
Council/Planning Commission
Pubtic Open House
Request for Proposal Process
Draft RFP
Issue RFP
Review Proposals
Preliminary Selection of Developer
Council Approval
Notify Developer of Award
Development Agreement
City Attorney to draft Develop. Agrmnt
Council Approval
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